1904 in paleontology

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Paleontology, palaeontology or palæontology (from Greek: paleo, "ancient"; ontos, "being"; and logos, "knowledge") is the study of prehistoric life forms on Earth through the examination of plant and animal fossils.[1] This includes the study of body fossils, tracks (ichnites), burrows, cast-off parts, fossilised feces (coprolites), palynomorphs and chemical residues. Because mankind has encountered fossils for millennia, paleontology has a long history both before and after becoming formalized as a science. This article records significant discoveries and events related to paleontology that occurred in the year 1904.

Dinosaurs

Newly named dinosaurs

Data courtesy of George Olshevsky's dinosaur genera list[2] and Dr. Jeremy Montague's dinosaur genus database.[3]

Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes Images

Algoasaurus[4]

Gen et sp nov

Nomen dubium.

Broom

Late Jurassic-Early Cretaceous

Kirkwood Formation

 South Africa

now considered an indeterminate sauropod
Algoasaurus

Centrosaurus[5]

gen et sp nov

Valid

Lambe

Late Cretaceous

Dinosaur Park Formation, Alberta

 Canada

Type species: Centrosaurus apertus
Centrosaurus

Plesiosaurs

  • Plesiosaur gastroliths documented.[6]

Synapsids

Non-mammalian

Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes Images

Glanosuchus

Gen et sp nov

Valid

Broom

Late Permian

 South Africa
Glanosuchus

Placerias

Gen et sp nov

Valid

Lucas

Chinle Formation, Arizona

 USA
Placerias

Prodicynodon

Gen et sp nov

Valid

Broom

Scapanodon

Gen et sp nov

Valid

Broom

References

  1. ↑ Gini-Newman, Garfield; Graham, Elizabeth (2001). Echoes from the past: world history to the 16th century. Toronto: McGraw-Hill Ryerson Ltd. ISBN 9780070887398. OCLC 46769716. 
  2. ↑ Olshevsky, George. "Dinogeorge's Dinosaur Genera List". Retrieved 2008-08-07. 
  3. ↑ Montague, Jeremy. "Dr. Montague's Database". Retrieved 2008-10-29. 
  4. ↑ Broom, R. 1904. On the occurrence of an opisthocoelian dinosaur (Algoasaurus bauri) in the Cretaceous beds of South Africa. Geol. Mag., ser. 5 (1): 445-447.
  5. ↑ Lambe, L. M. 1904. On the squamoso-parietal crest of two species of horned dinosaurs from the Cretaceous of Alberta. Ottawa Nat. 18: pp. 81-84.
  6. ↑ Brown (1904). Williston (1904). Sanders, Manley, and Carpenter (2001), "Table 12.1" page 167.
  • Brown, B. (1904) Stomach stones and food of plesiosaurs, Science, n.s. 20, (501): 184-185
  • Sanders F, Manley K, Carpenter K. Gastroliths from the Lower Cretaceous sauropod Cedarosaurus weiskopfae. In: Tanke D.H, Carpenter K, editors. Mesozoic vertebrate life: new research inspired by the paleontology of Philip J. Currie. Indiana University Press; Bloomington, IN: 2001. pp. 166–180.
  • Williston, Samuel Wendel; 1904; The stomach stones of the plesiosaurs; Science; 20 pp. 565; American Association for the Advancement of Science
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